Type-writing machine



I (No Model.)

G.,H. HERRINGTON 8: D. G. MILLISON.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE. No. 299,785. Patented June a, 1884.

DULClI-JKJZZOCLUKWF WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE H. HERRINGTO N AND DAVID G. MILLISON, OF W IGHITA, KANSAS.

TYPE-WRITING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 299,785, dated June 3,1884.

Application filed'llday $23, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE H. HER- RINGTON and DAVID G. MILLISON, bothof Wichita, in the county of Sedgwick'. and State of Kansas, haveinvented a new and Improved Type-Writer, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

The object of our invention is .to furnish a simple and inexpensivetypewriter, capable of being used for printing words and sentences forthe amusement and instruction of children,

' and so simply constructed and easily operated that any child canreadily use it for the purpose of acquiring a knowledge of spelling,

.face to be printed ufijn.

composing, and punctuating correctly.

The invention consists in the peculiar construction and arrangement ofparts, as hereinafter fully described, and pointed out inthe claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part 'ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure l is a vertical transverse section of ourimproved type-writer.Fig. 2 is a front view of the same.

A is a hollow post, made of sheet metal or other suitable material, andaffixed to a baseplate, B, that is turned up or grooved at one side tofit a groove in a guide or ruler, O, which serves to steady the machine,and at the same time serves as a guide for the sur- The base-plate Bslides freely upon the guide or ruler O, and can be detached from eitherend thereof.

D is the type-wheel, attached to a spindle or axis, a, which passesthrough vertical slots in the post A.

b is a tube or box fitted to slide upon the post A, and carrying theaxis a of the typewheel, so as to' hold the same securely and steadily,while allowing it to be moved up and down upon the post.

. cis a knurl upon the axis a, for use in turning the type-wheel D.

dis a spiral spring within the post A, and

attached to the axis a, so that it tends to press the axis and thetype-wheel upward for retaining the type in contact with an inking pador roller, 6, which is fixed upon the top of the post A. The letters orcharacters upon the type-wheel are to be made of vulcanized rubber orany other suitable composition, and secured to a non-elastic band orrim, f, that is made to fit closely upon the periphery of thetype-wheel. This construction allows the letters or characters to bereadily changed, so that any style or size may be used. The typewheel isformed with an inner flange, out. with V-shaped notches that formprojections g, each notch being opposite a letter upon the wheel,

so that when ,the wheel is pressed down the notch of any particularletter will pass upon the knife or guide I that is fitted upon thebase-plate B, by which means the type-wheel is held correctly in place,and a proper alignment of the printing is secured. In place of theseV-shaped notches, there may be perforations in the flange to pass over apinfastened upon the base. The type-wheel is also provided with an outerflange, i, that is marked with the letters and characters correspondingto those upon the face of the type-wheel, so that they serve as a guidein the printing operation. The base-plate B has an opening, k, 5 beneaththe typewheel, at which the printing is done by the type being pressedthrough the opening; and the base is also formed with a 1 front flange,Z, that projects over above the flange z of the type-wheel, so as toserve as a guide for showing when any letter is in the correct positionfor being printed from.

This device is simple and inexpensive, and can be readily used for thepurpose of printing words and letters. 8 5

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent 1. The combination of the vertically-slottedhollow post A, the grooved fixed ruler O, the go slide-base B,detachable from either end of said ruler, the type wheel D on axis a,the upwardly spring-pressed slide-box b, carrying said axis, and theinking-pad e, journaled on a shaft fixed on top of the post, wherebythere 5 is formed a type-writer, adapted to be used as described.

2. In a type-writer, the combination, with the standard A, having theslotted base B, and the inking-roller e, secured to the upper end ofsaid standard, of the type-wheel D, constructed substantially as hereinshown and described, and journaled in yielding bearings on saidstandard, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a type-writer, the combination, with 5 the hollow slotted standardA, the base 13,

and the inking-roller e, secured to the upper end of said standard, ofthe type-wheel D, axis a, sliding boxes b, and spring 61, arrangedwithin the post and secured to said axis and base,

10 substantially as herein shown and described.

4. In a type-writer, the combination, with the hollow standard A and thevertically-

